Couple Spends Almost $40,000 to Dog-Proof Their Kitchen After Their Dog Eats Everything in Sight

Rollo the Lab is an incredibly smart dog, but he taught himself how to open all the cupboards and drawers in Kirk's kitchen. He can even open the fridge and the washing machine. Why? All in the pursuit of his next bite to eat.

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Simply put, Rollo consumes every thing in sight, without rhyme or reason. He's eaten a whole pack of yogurt, multiple cakes, a 12-pack of muffins, 12 cauliflowers in one sitting, 8 bags of spinach, a whole jar of mincemeat (including the glass!), a whole tree's worth of apples and even a pack of cigarettes. Kirk even had to rush him to the vet's office once after he ingested a ton of rat poison.

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Kirk explained, "Rollo is like the terminator—he'll eat absolutely everything! He can even get the lids off things—he'll peel the lid off of a yogurt before he eats it. I joke that he's my pre-rinse cycle on the dishwasher—every time I open the door to put something in it, his head is straight inside, licking whatever plate he can find." She also said, "We've spent thousands over the years on vet's bills too."

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The couple adopted Rollo when he was just three years old. He had already been abandoned three times by owners who couldn't deal with the dog's immense appetite.

Since the couple had no idea how to curb his insatiable appetite—they forked over thousands of dollars to remodel their kitchen, in the hopes that dog-proofing the room would prevent Rollo from ingesting more people food than dog food.

Kirk said, "We've had a completely new kitchen extension, and everything was specially designed to stop Rollo getting his paws on the goods! We can't stop him from getting at everything—he still manages to pull apples off the tree outside—but the new kitchen has helped."

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The cupboards now have new handles that Rollo can't open, and the fridge has high pull-handles that stop the greedy dog from breaking and entering. They also blocked the entrance to their greenhouse (where Rollo would munch on tons of veggies) with a child safety gate.

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Kirk said, "We do sorry ourselves sick about him […] When I go shopping I have to bring in one bag at a time, and unpack them individually. We always have to make sure we don't leave anything lying around that he might be able to eat. He causes absolute mayhem—but we love him to pieces."